88R13735 AMF-D
By: Bucy H.B. No. 3765
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the
Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of
the personal belongings of a foster child.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is
amended by adding Section 264.1078 to read as follows:
Sec. 264.1078. LUGGAGE FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. (a) In this
section, "luggage" means a suitcase, duffel bag, backpack, or
similar container designed to hold an individual's personal
belongings.
(b) The department shall:
(1) establish and maintain a decentralized supply of
luggage to be used to transport a foster child's personal
belongings; and
(2) develop procedures for the storage and
distribution of luggage to ensure the maximum number of children
are able to use the luggage.
(c) The department shall provide luggage to a child who is
being removed from the child's home or changing placement.
(d) The department shall maintain a record of each time a
trash bag is used to move a foster child's personal belongings. The
record must include the reason the department did not provide the
child with appropriate luggage to move the child's personal
belongings.
(e) The department shall submit an annual report to the
legislature that includes a summary of:
(1) the number of times a trash bag was used to
transport a foster child's personal belongings and the reasons the
department failed to provide the child with appropriate luggage;
and
(2) the department's supply inventory and inventory
management practices for the luggage supply maintained under
Subsection (b).
(f) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and
donations of any kind and from any source for purposes of this
section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.